negotiate

Definition

  • verb: to discuss something formally in order to make an agreement
  • verb: to confer with another so as to arrive at the settlement of some matter
  • often + 'with' or 'for'

Examples

  • The driver carefully 'negotiated' the winding road.

  • We 'negotiated' a fair price/contract.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Marine Force Recon, Naval intel community, and so on. In spite of your expertise, many of you will not successfully negotiate this program. Those that do will experience an operational tempo... that far exceeds that of any unit within the U.S. Arsenal. That is all (..)
    1997 G.I. Jane
  • (..) Advise launch base, Goldstein. Something to add, Lieutenant? If we keep the primary satellite the unit can negotiate its way down to this plateau here. Reestablish comms. It's a clear shot. What about those two areas inland? That's closer to their position. But that's behind them. (..)
    1997 G.I. Jane